2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER steering

Inde
x....................................................... 4 Digit
alOpe rator 'sMa nua l.................. 22
In troduc tion...........................................2 2
Operation .......................................... ..... 22 Introduction
......................................... 23
Protect ingthe environment ...................2 3
Gen uine Mercedes-Ben zpart s...............2 3
Operator's Manual................................. 24
Service andvehicle operation ................2 4
Operating safety.............................. ...... 26
QR code forrescue card........................ 28
Data storage .......................................... 28
Information oncopyright ....................... 30 At
aglance ........................................... 31
Cockpit .................................................. 31
Instr ument cluster ................................. 32
Multifunction steeringwheel................. 33
Center console ...................................... 34
Overhead controlpanel ..................... ....3 6
Doo rcontro lpa nel ............ .....................37 Saf
ety ............ .......................................38
Pa nic alar m ............ ................................38
Occu pant safety ............ ........................ 38
Ch ildre nin the vehicle............ ...............53
Pe tsinthe vehicle............ ..................... 56
Dri ving safety syste ms ............ ...............56
Pro tecti onagainst theft............ .............64 Opening
andclosing ........................... 66
Smart Key............................................... 66
Doors ..................................................... 71
Trunk ..................................................... 73
Side windows ......................................... 75
Roof ................................................ .......7 8 Seats,
steering wheelandmir-
rors ..................... .................................. 85
Correct driver'sseatposition ................8 5
Sea ts<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Steer ingwheel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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rror s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Mem oryfuncti on<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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ghts andwindsh ield wipers ............ 97
Exteri orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Interi orlighti ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re placi ng bulbs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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001100110011> 101
Wi ndsh ield wipe rs <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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imate contro l<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011> 106
Ove rview ofclimate control systems ...106
Ope ratingthe climate control sys-
tems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Setting theairvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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vin gand parkin g<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Note son bre aking-in anew vehicle..... 117
Drivi ng<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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0011[ 117
DYNAM ICSELECT button <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011[ 124
Auto matictrans mission<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Re fue ling <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Pa rking <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Drivi ngtips<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Drivi ngsystems <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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board computer anddisplay s.... 167
Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Disp lays and operation<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Menu sand subme nus<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Disp laymes sages <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Wa rning andindicator lamps ............... 208 Multi
mediasys tem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ge nera lnotes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Impo rtant safety notes <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Functi onrestricti ons<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Ope ratingsystem <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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wag eand features <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Stow ageare as<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Fea ture s<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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tenanc eand care <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Engine compartment<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
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Co
nte nts

Multifunc
tionsteering wheel Func
tion Page
0043
Mul
tifunction display 169
0044
Mul
timedi asystem display 0087 0059
Switches
onvoice-op erated
naviga tionorthe Voice Con-
trol System 0063
Mute
00810082
Adju
ststhe volum e 0076
Re
jects orend sa cal l 173
Exits
thetelephone book/
red ialmem ory 0061
Ma
kes oracce ptsacal l Swi
tche sto the redialmem -
ory Fun
ction Pag
e 0085
00590065
Sel
ects amenu 168
00630064
Sel
ects asu bme nuor
scrol lsthrou ghlists 168
0076
Co
nfirm sa sel ectio n 168
Hid
esdispl aymes sages 182
0038
Back 168
Swi
tches offvoice-op erated
navi gation orthe VoiceCon-
trol System i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem
CO MAND youcan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on the VoiceControl System inthe sepa-
rate operatinginstru ctions i
Inveh icles with mul time diasy stem
Aud io20 youcan find further informa tion:
R on the multime diasy stem inthe Digi tal
Ope rator'sManua l
R on the voice-op erated control ofthe navi -
ga tion inthe manu facturer'sope rating
instru ctions Multi
functionste ering wheel
33Atagl anc e

Door
controlpa nel Fun
ction Pa
ge 0043
Ope
nsthedoo r 72
0044
00360037Unlocks/lock
s
the vehicle 72
0087
Adjusts
theseats electri-
cally 87
0085
008D
003700380040
Stores seat,exteri ormirr or
and steering column adjust-
ment settings 95
0083
00F5
Foldsthe exteri ormir-
rors in/out 93 Fun
ction Pag
e 0084
0071
Selects theright exte-
rio rmirr or 92
006B
0062
Opens/clo sesthe
rig ht sid ewi ndow 75
006C
0062
Opens/clo sestheleft
sid ewi ndow 75
006D
0062
Adjuststhe exteri or
mirr ors 92
006E
0070
Selects theleft exte-
rio rmirr or 92Do
orcontrol panel
37Atagl anc e

Panic
alarm X
To activate: press0033button 0043for at
least onesecond.
A visual andaudib lealarm istriggered ifthe
alarm system isarmed.
X To deactivat e:press 0033button 0043again.
or X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lock.
or X Press theKEYLE SS-GO Start /Stopbutton.
The KEYLE SS-GO key must beinthe vehicle. Occupant
safety Introduct
iontothe restr aintsystem
The restraint systemcanreduce therisk of
vehicle occupants comingintocontactwith
parts ofthe vehicle's interiorinthe event ofan
accident. Therestraint systemcanalso reduce
the forces towhich vehicle occupants aresub-
ject edduring anaccident.
The restraint systemincludes thefollowing
componen ts:
R seat beltsystem
R air bags
The componen tsof the restraint systemwork
in conj unction witheach other. Theycanonly
deploy theirprotect ivefunct ionif,at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correct ly
(Y page 41)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 85)
As the driver, youalso have tomake surethat
the steering wheelisadjusted correctly. Observe
theinformation relatingtothe correct
driver's seatposition (Ypage 85).
You also have tomake surethatanair bag can
inflate properly ifdeploye d(Y page 43).
An airbag supplements acorrect lyworn seat
belt. Asanadditional safetydevice, theairbag
increases thelevel ofprotect ionforvehicle
occupants inthe event ofan accident. For
example, if,inthe event ofan accident, the
protect ionoffered bythe seat beltissufficient,
the airbags arenot deploye d.When anacci-
dent occurs, onlytheairbags thatincrease
protect ioninthat particular accidentsituation
are deploye d.However, seatbelts andairbags
generally donot protect againstobjectspene-
tratin gthe vehicle fromtheoutside.
Inform ationonrestraint systemoperation can
be found under "Triggering ofthe Emergen cy
Tensioning Devicesandairbags"
(Y page 50).
See "Chil dren inthe vehicle" forinformation
on children traveling withyouinthe vehicle as
well ason child restraint systems
(Y page 53). Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Modifications tothe restraint systemmay
cause itto no longer workasinten ded.The
restraint systemmaythen notperform its
inten dedprotect ivefunct ionand may failin
an accident ortrigger unexpect edly,for
example. Thisposes anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
Never modify partsofthe restraint system.
Never tamper withthewiring, theelectron ic
componen tsor their software.
If it is necessary tomodify componen tsof the
restraint systemtoaccommodate aperson
with disabil ities,contactanauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter fordetails. USAonly:
for further information contactour Customer
Assistanc eCenter at1-80 0FOR-MERCED ES
(1‑800‑3 67‑6372).
Mercedes-B enzrecommen dsthat youonly use
driving aidswhich havebeen approved specifi-
cally foryour vehicle byMercedes-B enz. 38
Occ
upantsafetySafety

If
the vehicle 'sspeed exceeds 15mph
(25 km/h) onceandthedriver's andfront-
passe ngerseatbelts arenot fastened, awarn-
ing tone sounds. Awarning tonealsosounds
with increasing intensityfor60seconds or
until thedriver orfront passe ngerhave fas-
tened theirseatbelts.
If the driver orfront passe ngerunfasten their
seat belts duringthe journey, theseat belt
warning isactivated again. Air
bags
Introductio n The
installa tionpoint ofan airb agcan berec-
ognized bythe AIRBAG marking.
An airb agcomplements thecorrectly fastened
seat belt. Itis no substitu tefor the seat belt.
When deployed ,an airb agcan increase the
protection providedfor the respective vehicle
occupant.
Not allairb ags aredepl oyed inan accident.
The variou sairb ags work indepe ndently of
each other (Ypage 50).
However, nosystem availabletoday cancom-
pletel yelimi nate injuries andfatali ties.
It is also notpossib leto rule outarisk ofinjury
cause dby an airb agdue tothe high speed at
which theairbagmust bedepl oyed .
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If you donot sitinthe correct seatpositio n,
the airbag cannot protect asintended and
could evencause additional injurywhen
depl oyed .This poses anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
To avoid hazardo ussitua tions, always make
sure thatallofthe vehicle 'soccupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correctly,
includi ngpregnant women
R are sitting correctly andmaintain the
greatest possibledistance tothe airbags
R follow thefollow inginstructions
Alway smake surethatthere arenoobjects
betwee nthe airbag and thevehicle 'soccu-
pants. All
vehicle occupants mustobserve thefollow -
ing notes toavoid risksposed bythe airbag
when itdepl oys.
R Adjust theseats properl ybefore beginning
you rjourney. Alwaysmake surethatthe
seat isin an almos tupri ghtpositio n.The
center ofthe head restraint mustsupport
the head atabou teye level .
R Move thedriver's andfront-passenger seats
as far back aspossib le.The driver's seat
positio nmust allow the vehicle tobe driven
safel y.
R Only holdthesteering wheelonthe outsid e.
This allows theairbagtobe fullydepl oyed .
R Alway slea naga inst thebackrest whiledriv-
ing. Donot leanforward orlea naga inst the
door orside window .You may otherwise be
in the depl oyment areaofthe airbags.
R Alway skeep yourfeet inthe footwell in
front ofthe seat. Donot putyourfeet onthe
dashb oard,forexample .Your feetmay oth-
erwis ebe inthe depl oyment areaofthe air-
bag.
R For this reason, always secure persons less
than 5ft (1.50 m)tall insuita blerestraint
systems. Uptothis heigh t,the seat belt
cannot beworn correctly.
If achil dis traveling inyour vehic le,also
obse rvethe followi ngnotes:
R Alway ssecure childrenunder twelve years
of age and less than 5ft (1.50 m)tall insuit-
abl echild restraint systems.
R Secure achild tothe front-passenger seat
only when thefront-passenger frontairbag
is deactiva ted,andthen onlyinarearwa rd-
facing childrestraint system.Thefront-
passe ngerfront airbagisdeactiva tedwhen
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator
lamp islit continuously (Ypage 39).
R Alway sobserve theinstructions andsafety
notes onthe "Occupa ntCla ssifica tionSys-
tem (OCS)" (Ypage 46)and on"Ch ildre n
in the vehicle "(Y page 53)inaddi tion to
the child restraint systemmanufacture r's
installa tionandopera tinginstructions.
Objects inthe vehic leinterio rmay restrict
the airbag fromfunctio ningcorrec tly.To
avoid risksresultingfrom thespeed ofthe air-
bag asitdepl oys, vehicle occupants must
ensure thefollow ingpoints. Occ
upant safety
43Safety Z

R
EBD (El ectro nicBrakeforce Dis trib ution)
(Y page 63)
R ADAPT IVEBRA KE(Ypage 64) Impo
rtant safety notes
If yo ufa ilto adaptyo ur drivin gsty leor ifyo u
ar eina ttenti ve,the drivin gsa fety system scan
nei the rred uce theriskof an acc ident nor
ove rride the laws ofphysics .Driv ingsafety
sy stem sar emer elyai ds designe dto assist
dri vin g.
Yo uar eres ponsi ble for mainta ining the dis-
tance tothe vehiclein fro nt, for veh iclesp ee d,
for braking ingo od time ,and forstaying in
la ne. Alwaysad aptyo ur drivin gsty leto suit
the prevailing roadand weath ercond itions and
ma inta inasa fe dista nce fromthe vehiclein
fro nt. Driv ecar efully.
The drivin gsa fety system sde scri bedonl y
wo rkas effecti velyas possi ble wh en the reis
ad eq uate conta ctbetwe enthe tiresand the
roa dsu rfa ce. Paypa rtic ular atte ntionto the
info rma tionreg arding tire s,reco mme nded
min imumtire trea dde pth setc. inthe "Wheels
and tires"sec tion(Y page 267) .
In wintry drivin gcond itions, alwa ysusewi nter
tire s(M +S tire s)and ifnece ssary,snow
cha ins.Onl yin thi swa ywi llthe drivin gsa fety
sy stem sde scri bedin thi ssec tionwo rkas
eff ecti velyas possi ble. ABS
(Anti -lock Braki ngSys tem)
Ge neral info rmatio n ABS
regulate sbra kepre ssu reinsuch awa y
tha tthe wheelsdo not lock when youbra ke.
Thi sal lo ws youto conti nuesteeringthe vehi-
cle when bra king .
The 0025 ABSwarning lamp inthe instrument
clu ster lights upwhen the igniti onissw itch ed
on. Itgo es outwh en the engineisrunning .
ABS works fromasp ee dof abou t5 mph
(8 km/h ),reg ardless ofroa d-surface cond i-
tio ns. ABS works onslip pe ry surfa ces ,eve n
wh en youonl ybra kegently . Impo
rtant safety notes i
Ob
ser vethe "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec -
tio n(Y page 57) . G
WA
RNING
If ABS isma lfunctio ning,the wheelscou ld
lo ck when bra king .The stee rability and
bra king characteri stics wo uld be sev erely
af fecte d.The reisan incr eased dange rof
ski dding and accidents .
Driv eon car efully. Hav eABS checked imme-
di ate lyat aqu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
Wh enABS isma lfunctio ning,othe rsy stem s,
incl uding drivin gsa fety system s,willal so
be come inoperative .Ob ser vethe informa tion
on the ABS warning lamp (Ypage 210 )and
di sp laymes sage swh ich maybe sho wninthe
ins trument cluster (Ypage 183 ).
Brake s X
IfABS interv enes:conti nuetodepre ssthe
bra kepedalvig oro uslyunti lthe braking sit-
ua tio nis ove r.
X To make aful lbrak eappl icatio n:depre ss
the brakepedalwi th fullfor ce.
If ABS intervenes when bra king ,yo uwi llfee la
pu lsing inthe brakepedal.
The pulsati ng bra kepedalcan beanind ication
of hazar dous roa dcond itions, andfunctio nsas
a rem inderto take extra carewh ile dri vin g. BAS
(Brak eAs sist Sys tem)
Ge neral info rmatio n BAS
opera tes ineme rgency braking situa tions.
If yo ude pre ssthe brakepedalqu ickl y,BAS
au toma tically bo osts thebraking force, thus
sho rteni ngthe stop ping dista nce.
Impo rtant safety notes i
Ob
ser vethe "Impo rtantsafety note s"sec -
tio n(Y page 57). Dr
ivi ng safet ysy stem s
57Safet y Z

e.g.
blanket s,coats, bags,protec tivecov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heating isswitched on,the
seat surface canbedamaged asaresult
of objec tsbeing placed onthe seats, for
example, seatcushions ,child seats and
protec tivecover snot approved by
Mercedes- Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjec tsinthe
footwell underorbehind theseats when
movin gthe seats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobjec tscould bedam-
aged.
i The
head restraints areequipped withthe
NECK- PROsystem (Ypage 52).Forthis rea-
son, itis not possible toremove thehead
restr aints fromtheseats.
For more information ,con tact aqualified
specialist workshop. Adju
sting theseats manually X
Seat fore-a nd-aftadj ustm ent:liftlever 0043
and slide theseat forwards orbackwards.
X Release lever0043again.
Make surethatyouhear theseat engage in
position .
X To adj ust the backrest angle:relieve the
pressure onthe backr est.
X Pull handle 0044and move backresttothe
desired angle.
X Release handle0044again.
The backr estmust audibly engage.
X To adj ust the seat height: pullhandle 0087
upwards orpush itdown repeatedly until
the seat hasreached thedesired height. Adju
sting theseats electrically 0043
Back restangle
0044 Seat fore-and-aft adjustm ent
0087 Seat cushion angle
0085 Seat height
i You
canstorethe seat settings using the
memory function (Ypage 95). Adju
sting thehead restraints G
WARN
ING
You could losecontrol ofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirror s
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan acciden t.
Adj ust the driver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel andmirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore startingthe engine. X
To raise/lower: pushthehead restraint
upwards orpull itdown intothedesired
position . Seats
87Seats,steering wheelandmirrors Z

Problems
withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprema-
turely orcannot be
switched on.The vehi-
cle's electrical system
voltage istoo low
because toomany elec-
trical consumers are
switched on. Switch
offelectrical consumers thatyoudonot need, suchasthe
rear window defroster orinterior lighting.
Once thebattery issufficiently charged,switchonthe seat heating
again. AIRSCA
RF
Setting headlevelheating (AIRSCARF) G
WARNING
When AIRSCARF isswitched on,very hotair
can flow from thevent sin the head
restraint s.This could result inburns inthe
immediate vicinityofthe airvent s.There isa
risk ofinjury.
Reduce theheater output beforeitbecomes
too hot. The
AIRSCARF functionwarms thehead and
neck areaofvehicle occupants withwarm air.
The warm airflows outofthe holes inthe head
restraint s.
The three redindicator lampsinthe button
indicate theheating levelyouhave selected.
X Ensure thattheSmartK eyisin position 0048
in the ignition lock.
X To switch on:press button 0043.
Three redindicator lampsinthe button light
up. The blower startsupafter apreheating
phase ofseven seconds. X
Press button 0043repeatedly untilthedesired
heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i The
blower continues running forseven
seconds tocool down theheating elements.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, AIRSCARF
may switch off.
Problems withAIRSCA RF AIRSCARF
hasswitched offprematurely orwill
not switch on.The vehicle's electrical system
voltage istoo low because toomany electrical
consumers areswitched on.
X Switch offelectrical consumers thatyoudo
not need, suchasthe rear window defroster
or interior lighting.
X Switch onAIRSCARF again. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou
do the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint ,
steering wheelormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident. Steering
wheel
89Seats,steering wheeland mirrors
Z